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US7693890B2 US10/526,747 US52674705A US7693890B2 US 7693890 B2 US7693890 B2 US 7693890B2 US 52674705 A US52674705 A US 52674705A US 7693890 B2 US7693890 B2 US 7693890B2
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  • the technical field of this invention is in the area of electronic data processing. More particularly, the invention relates to methods, computer program products and systems for data moving.
  • Moving of data objects is well known to every user of a computer and is a standard procedure, which is routinely applied.
  • a special application of moving data objects is the archiving process, by which data objects are moved from a first to a second storage location for safety and/or performance reasons.
  • ERP enterprise resource planning software
  • ERP software is further used to manage company information of enterprises of various kinds in any field of technology by means of automatic data processing systems such as computers or computer systems.
  • a huge amount of data is usually created, which contains important business information and which has to be archived from time to time.
  • archiving can be performed automatically by archiving software tools, which can be part of the ERP software.
  • Such tools can consist of a writing module, which stores (writes) the data objects to be archived sequentially in archive files, and a deleting module, which deletes the successfully archived data from the original data object base.
  • the writing module can select the data objects to be archived from the data base according to specific criteria, e.g. the creation time of the data. It usually does not modify the original data objects or data base.
  • the deleting module staggeredly reads the archive file sequentially and deletes the data objects found in the archive file from the original data base.
  • data objects in the original database are read by the writing module and are simultaneously modified by another software application.
  • the data can be transferred from an archiveable status to a non-archiveable status.
  • data objects which are not archiveable are written into the archive file and are deleted from the original database. In effect, this can result in a loss of data.
  • the invention and its embodiments are further directed to a computer readable medium and a carrier signal comprising instructions for processing data according to the inventive method and in its embodiments.
  • One advantage of the invention and its embodiments is that the security against data loss in data moving and archiving procedures may be greatly improved. This may avoid spending a lot of time and money for data retrieval.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of the implementation of an exemplary computer system for implementing methods consistent with the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary structure of a data object in accordance with the principles of the inventive method.
  • FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of an exemplary implementation of the selecting module shown in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 4 is a flow diagram of an exemplary method for implementation by the writing module shown in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of an exemplary method for implementation by the deleting module shown in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 6 is a flow chart of an exemplary method for implementation by the selection and writing module shown in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 7 is a flow chart of an exemplary method to demonstrate how any software application may use the concept of the P and T-locks.
  • FIG. 8 is a flow chart of an exemplary method to demonstrate how any software application may use the concept of the P and T-locks, including a conditional deletion of a P-lock.
  • FIG. 9 is a flow chart for an exemplary method for implementation by a software module through which the locks can be deleted.
  • phrases, such as “the computer provides” and “the program provides or performs specific actions,” and “a user performs a specific action” are convenient abbreviations to express actions by a computer system that is controlled by a program or to express that the program or program module is designed to enable the computer system to perform the specific action or the enable a user to perform the specific action by means of a computer system.
  • a computer system can be a stand alone computer such as a PC or a laptop or a series of computers connected as a network, e.g. a network within a company, or a series of computers connected via the internet.
  • a data object to be archived can be any kind or type of data, e.g. numerical or textual data, image data, meta data, irrespective whether the data are implemented as whole files or parts of files or fields in tables, irrespective whether they are stored in volatile memory or nonvolatile memory.
  • data objects according to the present invention can be implemented as one or more fields of one or more tables, particularly of tables of a relational data base system, or as objects in an object orientated programming language.
  • ERP software shall be considerer to comprise any software application that supports the business processes of an enterprise.
  • a storage location is volatile or nonvolatile storage means accessible by the computer system. It can be any kind of computer storage means known to one of ordinary skill, e.g. RAM, magnetical or optical storage, such as floppy disk, hard disk, MO-Disk, CD-ROM, CD RW, DVD ROM, DVD RW, etc.
  • the first and second storage location can be identical. In this case, the archived data objects have to be stored at a place different to the place of the original data objects to be archived.
  • the second storage location can also be implemented as a file, located anywhere in the accessible nonvolatile storage means. Such file is subsequently referred to as archive file.
  • An identifier is a type of data, which allows an unambiguous identification of the data object to be archived. It can be implemented, for example, as a number or a combination of alphanumerical characters or as a characteristic part of the data object to be archived. It is clear from that definition that a data object can have a wide variety of IDs.
  • a lock object is a data object, in which the identifiers are stored. It can be implemented, e.g., as a file on a storage means or as a data array in computer memory.
  • a first lock object is stored advantageously in a nonvolatile storage means and a second lock object is stored in volatile and/or nonvolatile storage means.
  • the assignment of the second storage location to an ID can be implemented by a table, in which one field of a line contains the ID and another field of that line contains a link to the second storage location, e.g. a file name.
  • This table can be stored as a file on a nonvolatile storage means.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an exemplary implementation of a computer system.
  • FIG. 1 shows a computer system 101 comprising a computer 103 having a CPU 105 , a working storage 112 , in which an ERP software 111 is stored for processing by CPU 105 .
  • ERP software 111 comprises program modules 106 , 109 , 110 for carrying out the inventive data archiving process.
  • Computer system 101 further comprises input means 113 , output means 112 for interaction with a user, and general input/output means 104 , including a net connection 114 , for sending and receiving data.
  • a plurality of computer systems 101 can be connected via the net connection 114 in the form of a network 113 .
  • Computer system 103 further comprises a first storage means 107 , in which data to be archived and the lock object are stored, and a second storage means 108 , in which the archived data are stored.
  • selection module 110 assigns an ID to each of the selected data objects and stores the ID in the lock object at the storage location 107 .
  • Writing module 106 reads the data objects and the lock object and stores such data objects, the ID of which are contained in the lock object to the second storage location 108 . Additionally, the second storage location 108 is assigned to the respective ID of the data object in the lock object.
  • Deleting module 109 then reads the archived data objects in the second storage location 108 and deletes the data objects, which it could successfully read from the original set of data objects in the first storage location 107 . After deleting a specific data object, to which an ID was assigned, that ID is deleted from the lock object.
  • the lock object may be created by the selection module and not by the writing module.
  • a data object to be archived may comprise of one or more fields of one or more tables, and the ID of the respective object may comprise of one or more key fields of that data object.
  • FIG. 2 various sets of data objects are created in the form of two-dimensional data arrays, i.e., two tables (table 1 and table 2) having columns named field A to field X and field A to field Y, respectively, and a certain, unspecified number of lines.
  • a field of the array or table is defined by the name of the column and the respective line.
  • Such a field can contain data to be archived. It can alternatively contain a reference to a line of a further table.
  • field X in line 2 contains a reference to line 3 in table 2.
  • a data object to be archived comprises of fields of one line of the respective table. If one of the fields contains a reference to a line of an other table, fields of this referenced line belong to the data object as well.
  • a data object to be archived comprises the fields of line 2 in table 1 and fields of line 3 in table 2.
  • An ID of such a data object can be implemented by the content of one or more so-called key fields, if the combination of these key fields is unique within the respective table.
  • the fields of “held A” and “field B” can be used as key fields for table 1, whereas field A alone is key field in table 2.
  • assigning an ID to the data object means to use the content of the fields of columns field A and B of the respective lines as the ID for that particular line.
  • the IDs for the data object to be archived are stored as a first type ID in a first type lock object named permanent lock object in FIG. 2 and as a second type ID in a second type lock object named transactional lock object.
  • the permanent lock object may be implemented as a table having two columns, the first of which contains the first type ID 1 .
  • the second type ID, ID 2 may be implemented as a one-dimensional data array stored in the working memory of the computer system. However, it can be implemented as a file on a nonvolatile storage means, too.
  • the first type ID, ID 1 is deleted after the selected data object has been deleted according to the inventive process, and the second type ID, ID 2 , may be deleted immediately after.
  • type ID 1 IDs can be deleted after all the selected data objects have been deleted. As can be seen, both ID types have identical content, the ID of the respective lines of the data to be archived. However, this is not a necessary condition.
  • line BB is deleted, that this line has already been archived, whereas line BC has not yet been stored to the archive file.
  • the two types can also be stored together in one lock object.
  • the permanent lock objects further contain a column by which a filename may be assigned to the ID of the data object, i.e. that data object to be archived.
  • line 1 is archived in a file named 001 , lines 2 and 3 in file 002 , and line 4 in file 003 .
  • the selection of the data object can be implemented by an automatic procedure, such as by a simple query, that returns all lines having a certain field that satisfies a certain condition.
  • the procedure could return all lines in which the content of a date field pre-dates or post-dates a certain deadline.
  • Selection can also be implemented by a user to whom a selection table is presented via a graphical user interface.
  • a further embodiment may comprise storing the ID in a second lock object immediately after assigning at least one identifier (ID) of at least one type for the respective data object.
  • ID identifier
  • the second type of ID of the selected data object is stored before storing the data object assigned to that ID is started.
  • a further embodiment may comprise storing the IDs of the first type of all selected data objects before storing the data object at the second storage location.
  • the invention may comprise checking whether an ID for that data object has been stored in a lock object, and if the ID has been stored, not storing the data object at the second location and assigning the second storage location to the ID in the lock object for that data object.
  • the invention may comprise checking whether the data object is contained in the second storage location, and if the data object is contained, not storing the data object, the ID of which is contained in the lock object, at the second location and assigning the second storage location to the ID in the lock object for that data object.
  • Another embodiment may comprise checking by querying a lock object.
  • Another embodiment may comprise checking whether the data object assigned to the respective ID has been completely stored in the second location and, if the data object has not been stored, skipping the step of deleting the data object from the first storage location and the step of deleting the ID from the lock object after the respective data object assigned to that ID has been deleted for that data object and deleting the ID from the lock object.
  • FIGS. 3 to 5 are schematic flow diagrams of exemplary methods that may be implemented by the selecting, writing and deleting modules, respectively, as shown in FIG. 1 .
  • a first type ID is called a P-lock (permanent)
  • a second type ID is called a T-lock (transactional). Therefore, setting a P or T-lock for a selected object means to store an ID of that object in a respective lock object.
  • the term “permanent” results for the property of the P-lock of existing permanently, as long as the data object is not yet deleted from its original storage location.
  • the term “transactional” results from the property of the T-lock of existing only as long as a specific action (e.g. checking of archiveability) is performed on a selected data object or, in other words, of being deleted after the respective action has been performed.
  • a data object is selected in a first step 301 .
  • a T-lock is set on this object in step 302 . If the T-lock was successfully set (step 303 ), that is, if it did not yet exist, it is checked in step 304 whether a P-lock already exists in the selected data object. If not, the next data object is selected in step 309 .
  • the selling of the T-lock (step 302 ) and the check (step 303 ), whether it is successfully, set can advantageously be implemented as one “atomic” step. This means that both steps can be executed essentially at the same time or, in other words, the time gap between both can be essentially zero.
  • Both checks can also be implemented by querying the respective lock objects. If a P-lock exists, the T-lock is deleted (step 308 ) and the next data object is selected (step 309 ). If no P-lock exists, it is checked in steps 305 and 306 whether the data object is archiveable. Such checking comprises a test of whether the data in the data object is readable, complete, or not fraught with obvious failures etc. If the test is successful, a P-lock is set on that data object in step 307 , whereby no archive file is assigned to the data object at that point. Then the T-lock is deleted (step 308 ) and the next data object is selected (step 309 ).
  • a data object is selected in a first step 401 .
  • a T-lock is set on this object in step 402 . If the T-lock was successfully set (step 403 ), it is checked in step 404 whether a P-lock already exists in the selected data object, whereby no file must be assigned to that data object at that point of the process. If the condition is not fulfilled, the T-lock is deleted in step 407 , and the next data object is selected in step 408 .
  • the data object is stored in an archive file in step 405 and the archive file is assigned to the data object in step 406 , e.g., by adding the file name to the lock object as shown in FIG. 2 . Subsequently, the T-lock is deleted (step 407 ), and the next data object is selected (step 408 ).
  • a data object that has already been archived is selected (step 501 ). This can be implemented by checking the archive files. If a data object has been selected and successfully read from the archive file, that data object is deleted from the original storage location (step 502 ), the P-lock is deleted (step 503 ), and the next data object is selected (step 504 ).
  • a data object is selected in a first step 601 .
  • a T-lock is set on this object in step 602 . If the T-lock was successfully set (step 603 ), it is checked in step 604 whether a P-lock already exists in the selected data object. If the T-lock could not be set successfully, the next data object is selected (step 610 ). If a P-lock exists on that object, the T-lock is deleted (step 609 ) and the next data object is selected (step 610 ). If no P-lock exists on that object, it is checked in step 605 whether the data object is archiveable.
  • step 606 If this check fails (step 606 ), the T-lock is deleted (step 609 ), and the next data object is selected (step 610 ). If the check is positive, the data object is stored (step 605 ) in an archive file, a P-lock is set (step 608 ) with the archive file assigned, the T-lock is deleted (step 609 ), and the next data object is selected (step 610 ).
  • FIG. 7 shows a flow chart of an exemplary method to demonstrate how any software application can use the concept of the P and T-locks to ensure that the measures, that the software application is going to apply on the data object do not influence the archiving process.
  • a software application that is programmed to have a read and/or write access to data objects, which can be subject of an archiving process as described, may comprise the following steps as shown in FIG. 7 .
  • a first step 701 the data object is selected.
  • a T-lock is set in step 702 on that object by the application. If the T-lock is successfully set (step 703 ), it is checked in step 704 , whether a P-lock exists on that object; otherwise the application terminates in step 707 .
  • step 704 If a P-lock exists on that object (step 704 ), the T-lock is deleted (step 706 ), and the application terminates (step 707 ). If no P-lock exists, i.e., the data object is not subject to an archiving process, the application can have read/write access to the data object in a working step 705 . Subsequently, the application deletes the T-lock (step 706 ) and terminates (step 707 ).
  • FIG. 8 is a flow chart of another exemplary method to demonstrate how any software application may use the concept of the P and T-locks, including a conditional deletion of a P-lock.
  • a first step 801 the data object is selected. Then, a T-lock is set on that object by the application (step 802 ). If the T-lock is successfully set (step 803 ), it is checked (step 804 ) whether a P-lock exists on that object; otherwise the application terminates (step 809 ). If no P-lock exists (step 804 ), i.e., the data object is not subject to an archiving process, the application can have read/write access to the data object in working step 807 .
  • the application deletes the T-lock (step 808 ) and terminates (step 809 ). If a P-lock exists (step 804 ), it is checked (step 805 ) whether a file is assigned to it. If a file is assigned, the application deletes the T-lock (step 808 ) and terminates (step 809 ). If no file is assigned, the P-lock is deleted (step 806 ), and the application can have read/write access to the data object (step 807 ). Subsequently, the application deletes the T-lock (step 808 ) and terminates (step 809 ).
  • This procedure is particularly useful, in that data objects, which are not yet stored in an archive file, can be still altered. Consequently, they can be archived only at the next archive run.
  • FIG. 9 is a flow chart of an exemplary method for implementation by a software module through which the locks set by the modules described above can be deleted. This can be useful in cases in which no archive files are assigned to P-locks or in which P-locks have been deleted for a user. Therein, a P-lock is nothing else than a data object and can be treated in the same way as described above.
  • a P-lock is nothing else than a data object and can be treated in the same way as described above.
  • a P-lock is selected.
  • a T-lock is set to the P-lock in (step 902 ). If the T-lock is successfully set (step 903 ), it is checked (step 904 ), whether the P-lock has a file assigned. If the T-lock is not set successfully, the module terminates (step 907 ).
  • step 904 If the selected P-lock has no file assigned (step 904 ), the P-lock is deleted (step 905 ). Then the T-lock is deleted (step 906 ) and the module terminates (step 907 ). Alternative to the termination step 907 , a next P-lock can be selected.
  • Programs based on the written description and flow charts of this invention are within the skill of an experienced developer.
  • the various programs or program modules can be created using any of the techniques known to one skilled in the art or can be designed in connection with existing software.
  • programs or program modules can be designed in or by means of ® Java, C++, HTML, XML, or HTML with included Java applets or in SAP R/3 or ABAP.

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